Great Lakes Eliot Ness

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Vienna
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Oh my god im in heaven Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a decent beige head. The aroma is caramel and toffee with some citrus and floral hops. The flavor is similar with the malts being ever so slightly more present than the hops. Overall this is pretty well balanced. Medium bodied with good carbonation.

In short: A fruity and slightly sweet dark larger. Good beer but a bit overrated
How: Bottle 12oz, from Beerman6686. Thanks a lot Dan!
The look: Clear amber body with a short-lived beige head
In long: Candy-like crisp toffee sweetness. Quite a bit of dried fruits of all kinds, like taking mouthful of one of those grocery store mix-bag dried fruits. I personally found the floral hopping insufficient. This is a good beer and undoubtedly one of the best American dark lager I’ve had. But I pub-crawled the land of dark lagers (Czech Republic) and this Eliot Ness doesn’t measure up to the good Czech Viennas, it barely measures up to the average Czech Viennas. I basically found the quality reputation of this Eliot Ness as exaggerated as the real accomplishments of the man by the same name.

12 oz bottle. Here’s my simple analysis: this is one of the better lagers out there IMO, and I don’t particularly like lagers. It reminded me of SA Boston Lager, but fresher, less hops, and just a bit better. If you like lagers you will probably like this.

bottle by way StFun. dark reddish copper color with a thin off white head. straight forward aromas of toffee, brown sugar, earthy hops and grain. same with the flavors... caramel grain, grass and earthy prickly hops with a touch of tartness. bright and crisp dry finish cleans the palate nicely. medium body with prickly carbonation. perfectly balanced easy drinker for the summer months... makes me wonder why beers like this are not made in AZ...

This beer was mighty tastey! It was rich in an reddish coloured pour. Soft fluffy medium sized head with malty taste. Caramel flavor was prevalent, and it was a really filling brew.

At Savor. Kick ass amber! Heavier than most vienna’s but who cares. Caramel and toffee throughout. Perfect malt/hop interplay with a tight slightly bitter dry finish. Yum

Bottle courtesy of mreusch. Best by 03/22/08. Pours a clear, dark copper with a finger of creamy, beige head. The nose is a fairly straightforward blend of bready malt and lightly spicy/earthy hops. Medium-bodied and slick with creamy carbonation and a toasty, bitter finish. Toasted caramel malt with a solid noble-hopped backing; nicely balanced. Even past its "best by" date, this beer is well deserving of its status as the highest rated Vienna on this site. The next time I get the opportunity to buy more of this, I won’t hesitate to do so. Thanks again for this bottle, Matt!

Forget where I got this one from, found in my cellar clean out recently. Pours out a nice clear amber with a thin two finger head. Aroma is nice and malty with a touch of bitterness. Taste is straight forward and very clean. Nice malty tastes with some good bite in there too. Drinkable